BALTIMORE — Brandon Nimmo wants only the best players in the All-Star Game.
Speaking not just for his Mets teammate Juan Soto, who is absent from the National League roster for Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, but himself — as someone overlooked for a spot in previous years — Nimmo told The Post on Thursday he’s no fan of the rule that places a representative from each team into the event.
“The process is broken,” Nimmo said before the Mets were swept in a doubleheader against the Orioles at Camden Yards. “I don’t think every team should get a person. It’s supposed to be All-Stars. It’s not supposed to be, ‘Who is the best player on every team?’ It’s supposed to be, ‘Who are the best players in the major leagues?’ ”
To that end, Nimmo is frustrated that Soto — whose .903 OPS entering Thursday night’s play ranked ninth in MLB — was not selected to the NL roster. Soto’s only path to the All-Star Game would be as a roster replacement.